dog days

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IPA（発音記号）

/ˈdɒɡ deɪz/

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古語 複数形 通例複数形

(archaic) The days following the heliacal rising of Sirius, now in early August (Gregorian) at dates varying by latitude. / The unpleasantly hot days of late summer.

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Ancient mariners treated the dog days as the period following Sirius's heliacal rising, a time they associated with storms and ill luck.

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意味（1）

(archaic) The days following the heliacal rising of Sirius, now in early August (Gregorian) at dates varying by latitude.

... a sterre, wherof canicular or dogge days be named Dies caniculares.

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意味（2）

The unpleasantly hot days of late summer.

Why ſhould thoſe Eteſian and Eaſterne winds blow cōtinually in ſome places, at ſet times, one way ſtill, in the dog dayes only: heere perpetuall drought, there dropping ſhowres; …

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意味（3）

Any similar period of inactivity, laziness, or stagnation.

The two-cassette miniseries, produced by Oliver Stone, arrives in early August, in time to stir the dog days of summer rentals.

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dog day （ singular ）